Connor ran.
And ran.
Out the double doors.
Into the elevator.
Smashed his fists into its sheet metal walls.
Ran out onto the main deck, not bothering to dry his cheeks.
Ignored every onlooker who happened not to be staring at a wall screen.
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Ran up six flights of stairs.
Ran up the spiral steps of the tower.
Collapsed in the crow's nest and screamed out his soul.
"What's wrong, Captain?" Rain Gate asked him.
"N-nothing," Connor lied, pushing himself off the floor. "Engage the shields. Engage Cell Five's private shield. Leave the crow's nest open. Establish communication with Space Force One."
"Aye, Captain," the ship obeyed.
The viewing window revealed they were turning Saturn's corner. Titan reared its ugly head over the horizon, inducing a noticeable fuzz throughout the Boss's nervous system.
Static came over the crow's nest intercom.
"Hello, Edax HQ!" Master Michael Sordy greeted him.
His voice alone lifted Connor's spirits.
"Hello, Mikey."
"Well, if it ain't the Boss himself. Shouldn't you be hiding?"
"Couldn't help but watch the fucker go. What about you?"
"Oh, I've taken every precaution, I assure you. Thing feels radioactive to me."
"I don't blame you," the Boss chuckled. "So, how long till you fire?"
"Still positioning," Michael reported. "So, how's my daughter?"
"About that. She's heading towards the outer solar system in the Connecticut with Isabelle Roach."
"She took my--" Sordy began to scold his child.
"I told her to take Roach away and live a life," the Boss took all the blame proudly.
"Are you rogue?!" Mikey shouted.
"Unlike yourself, I've never eaten a soul, alright? Look, it's our mess, the deal is done, let her go exploring instead of cooping her up in that fucking castle of yours."
"Oh my God..." Jazz's father audibly said through his fingers.
"Where's Jennifer to knock some sense into you?" Connor rolled his eyes. "Jennifer!"
"Stop," Master Sordy warned.
"What does he want?" a faint womanly voice could be heard.
"Nothing, dear--"
"JENNIFER SORDY, YOUR DAUGHTER IS ON A SHIP ALONE WITH ANOTHER WOMAN!!!" the Boss bellowed.
"WHAT?!" Jen squealed, clearer this time.
"Go away--" her husband fought.
"Gimme!" she insisted.
"No--"
"HA!" she proclaimed, victorious, clear as a bell.
"Jen! Fucking hell," the defeated and fading Michael yelled after her.
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Edax sapiens
Science FictionThe year was 2101. Human explorers had set foot on every planet and moon they could stand on. Governments, corporations, and criminal enterprises raced close behind to claim the unearthly territories for themselves. It was an unforgiving and wild fr...
